Similar to how Pivio allows you to reference dependencies for your microservices, I’m thinking that API Commons or some other format like Bibtext could provide a machine-readable citation that could be indexed as part of an APIs.json index — allowing us API designers, architects, and providers to provide proper citations for where our work is derived. These aren’t just technical dependencies but also business and political dependencies that we should ensure are present with each API we deploy, providing an observable provenance of where ideas come from and an honest look at how we build on the work of each other.